I don't own stargate.

I don't make money from Stargate

(and if I worked for them I'd take profit in kind (from Rick) if you know what I mean)

Ok I know it's been a week. But I work for a living. 9-5 plus travel. And sometimes Travel is interstate. Just to let you know I cannot write sex scenes. I have tried but it gets icky…this story takes up after the night before!

Chapter 3 A little Ditty – The morning after

Jack Stretched his arm out to Sam's side of the bed to pat…nothing she'd gone. He lay back down and sighed. Well he'd trusted him and he had a night to cherish. But it was going to be tuff going back to Carter.

Jack had experience in shutting down his feelings but this time it was hard. Seeing her every day wanting to kiss her. Hell he'd been doing that for years anyway but now because he knew how good it could be it was some how worse. If only he hadn't gotten sterilised he could have given her everything. But…

No sense in going over it now he'd just have to tuff it out.

"Morning Campers" Jack intoned into the heated discussion he found Daniel and Sam in.

"Uh… Morning Sir" replied Sam with her head downcast.

She'd ran out of Jacks house that morning like the hounds of hell had been after her. Then for the past 3 weeks she had gotten out of being in the same room as him by herself. Just now when Jack had walked in she had been arguing with Daniel because he refused to give the briefing on the next mission. It had become tradition for SG! That who ever gave the briefing had to follow up with Jack immediately because he tended to zone out at the technical aspects and sometimes missed some of the operational needs.

All she wanted to do now was cry. Actually all she had wanted to do since she'd left Jacks "than" morning was cry. But now days she was following through and actually bawling for now apparent reason.

Sam started her briefing and managed to avoid eye contact with Jack. She thought she'd gotten away with it when Jack Started to question her about a technical issue.

"Major what exactly do you think this doohickie you've espied through the malp will do. I mean you must think it's pretty special to put us through the danger going back to that planet will surely force us into, the natives weren't exactly friendly the last time."

"Sir we think that this artefact is in fact a power source that we could use to power the X301." "I don't need to remind you of the importance of the X301 project and so far the backwards engineering hasn't yielded any power sources."

General Hammond interjected with a "Colonel you have a go on this mission." "God speed"

It was a done deal.

Sam knocked on Jacks Office door.

"Colonel could I talk to you for a moment about the mission."

"Sure Major but you don't have to remind me it's about a mission. I mean why else would you force yourself to talk to me let alone by ourselves?" Jack responded bitterly

"Colonel I'm sorry if I've been avoiding you but I didn't expect it to be so hard."

Sam started crying.

Jack kicked the door closed and enfolded Sam into his arms.

"Sorry Sam I should never have made love to you" Sam flinched. Jack quickly went on "I don't regret loving you but the pain that your going through makes me hurt and I just want to lash out."

"Shhh" Jack murmured into Sam's hair rocking her gently.

Jack tried to comfort Sam but could not say it would all work out ok. He'd marry her at the drop of a hat. Give up the Air force in a heart beat. But he could not give her a child and he of all people knew how a child could brighten your life.

The only good thing about his vasectomy was that Janet never had to give him any of those great honking needles the others got to cover them for contraception.

Sam was calming down now so Jack had to let go and force some space between them.

"Jack what are we going to do." "I love you"

"Sam just let it be for a little more I will come up with something"

Sam left Jack's office and suddenly felt the urge to throw up. All of the emotion of the last 3 weeks just seemed to get stuck in her throat.

She barely made it to the latrines.

Three days later…

"Incoming wormhole" Walter called out over the P.A.

General Hammond came over to the console and Walter informed him "SG1 IDC recognised sir."

"Open the iris"

General Hammond made is way down to the gate to welcome back his favourite team.

"Welcome back Colonel did you retrieve the Artefact?"

"Mission accomplished sir but not without a casualty"

"General Hammond don't listen to him I'm fine" Carter said.

But General Hammond could see what Jack was referring to. Major Carter looked as if she had lost weight and had greenish pallor to her face.

"Major Carter report to the infirmary"

Sam hunched her shoulders and walked down the ramp.

Janet looked up and waved a hello to Sam as she was just finishing up on the phone.

"Hey Sam you don't look so good what's up" asked Janet as soon as she had finished her call.

"Janet I think I've just caught a tummy bug. I felt queasy before I went on the mission but it's about that time of the month and I put it down to that"

"Hmmm" said Janet then jokingly added. "Well lucky you've got your period now as otherwise a pregnancy test might be in order"

Sam went white.

AN

Okay I know it's obvious but hey…